NT-proBNP, NT-proANP and cTnI concentrations in dogs with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension

Journal of Veterinary Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-182

  Kellihan, Heidi B ^a   MacKie, Brian A ^b   Stepien, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac biomarkers; Correlation; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Respiratory disease; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; TROPONIN I;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; TROPONIN I;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 80052633278     PISSN: 17602734     EISSN: 18750834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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